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LADANIEL “DANNY” GATLING II

LADANIEL “DANNY” GATLING II was selected as vice president for institutional advancement at Bennett College. Prior to this new role, he worked as director of development for constituent programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Gatling holds a bachelor’s of science from North Carolina A&T State University and a master’s degree from Indiana University.

October 3, 2018

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JAMES E. PAGE JR.

JAMES E. PAGE JR. has been named vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at Vanderbilt University. Prior to this new role, he worked as vice president and chief diversity officer at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Page earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and a master’s of business administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

October 3, 2018

MICHAEL STEELE

MICHAEL STEELE has been named faculty fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. He previously served as chair of the Republican National Committee. Steele received a bachelor’s degree in international studies from Johns Hopkins University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law School.

October 3, 2018

KIMBERLY ALLAIN

KIMBERLY ALLAIN has been appointed associate vice president for employee and organizational development and advancement for the division of administrative affairs at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She most recently served as director of employment and organizational development at the University of California. Allain earned her bachelor’s degree from UCLA and master’s degree from Brandman University.

October 3, 2018

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RONALD K. CHEN

RONALD K. CHEN was named a university professor by the Rutgers University Board of Governors. Prior to this new role, he served as co-dean of Rutgers Law School. Chen received a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and J.D. from Rutgers Law School with high honors.

October 3, 2018

JESUS RAMIREZ-VALLES

JESUS RAMIREZ-VALLES was named director of the health equity institute at San Francisco State University. He recently worked as a co-principal investigator of the center for health equity research at the University of Illinois-Chicago and University of Chicago. Ramirez-Valles earned his bachelor’s from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Mexico and master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Michigan.

October 3, 2018

VALERIE LUNDY-WAGNER

VALERIE LUNDY-WAGNER has been appointed senior research analyst at California Competes: Higher Education for a Strong Economy. She currently serves as associate research director at Jobs for the Future. Lundy-Wagner received a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles; a master’s degree from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

October 3, 2018

BRIAN L. JOHNSON

BRIAN L. JOHNSON was appointed vice president of the Mercy College Manhattan Campus. Prior to his new role, Johnson served as the president of Tuskegee University. Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree from Johnson C. Smith University, a master’s in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Ph.D. in American literature from the University of South Carolina.

October 3, 2018

TAMIKA S. EDWARDS

TAMIKA S. EDWARDS has been named executive director of the social justice institute at Philander Smith College. Edwards served as director of governmental affairs at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a master’s from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) and a J.D. degree from the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law.

October 3, 2018

JUAN ARMANDO ROJAS JOO

JUAN ARMANDO ROJAS JOO has been named chief diversity officer at Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU). He has worked at OWU since 2004 and currently serves as a professor of modern foreign languages. Rojas Joo holds both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona.

October 3, 2018

DESHANNA BROWN

DESHANNA BROWN was appointed vice president for institutional advancement, development, marketing and communications at Edward Waters College. She previously worked as director of development for the division of student affairs at Louisiana State University. Brown earned a bachelor’s degree from Kennesaw State University, a master’s degree from DeVry University and a Ph.D. from Nova Southern University.

October 3, 2018

ROSETTA L. CLAY

ROSETTA L. CLAY has been named assistant vice president of engagement at Illinois Wesleyan University. Prior to her new role, Clay served as the executive director of alumni and development at Menlo College. She received a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and a master’s degree in marketing management from John Hopkins University.

October 3, 2018

Study Reveals Notable Graduate School Enrollment Trends

The number of ethnic minority, first-time graduate students inched up from 2016 to 2017 while women earned the majority of graduate degrees for the eighth year in a row, according to the latest annual study by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Board.

October 2, 2018

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Study Reveals Bias against Female Basketball Players at HBCUs

A new study by a Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) professor indicates that women’s basketball teams at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are penalized at higher rates than teams from other institution types, suggesting that long-standing assumptions of racial bias in college athletics could be true.

October 2, 2018

Advancing Diversity

It is no secret there are incredible gaps in our health care system today. In many major cities, you can go from neighborhood to neighborhood and see the average life expectancy drop by several decades. When you look at the underserved communities hit the hardest by health inequity, many are made up of diverse populations. […]

October 2, 2018

3 Inmates Hospitalized, 1 Dead In Meningitis Outbreak

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Public health and corrections officials are responding to an illness outbreak at an Alabama prison that left one inmate dead. The Alabama Department of Public Health reported a pneumococcal disease outbreak at the Ventress Correctional Facility in Barbour County. Three inmates were hospitalized, and one inmate died after developing meningitis. Health officials […]

October 2, 2018

Contraception ‘Deserts’ Widen under Trump Policy

When Nikia Jackson needed to be screened for a sexually transmitted disease, she wanted a clinic that was reputable, quick and inexpensive. After searching online, Jackson, 23, ended up at the Obria Medical Clinics’ sparkling new facility in an office park in suburban Atlanta. She was unaware that the clinic does not offer condoms or […]

October 2, 2018

Bill Addresses Racial Disparities in Maternal Deaths

A piece of legislation before the U.S. Senate would aim to address racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity. Senators Tim Kaine and Kamala D. Harris introduced the Maternal care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act. According to a release, the United States is one of only 13 countries in the world where the rate of […]

October 2, 2018